Terra pericolosa

Mystery, insecurities, and the feeling of loneliness. These two short stories include the two points of loss of identity and loss of innocence, with the slight combination of the three traits listed above, all five examples are consistent throughout these two short stories. Loss of innocence and mental alienation, the feeling of being alone in the short story “The Road out of Eden”, is how both examples come together to form the theme alienation. They’re able to tell us how the main character Sam felt after shooting the bully, he felt as if he was alone and the only way he could’ve gotten out to people was by death by frustration. Loss of identity in the short story “They’re Not Your Husband”, tells us about a man that has a low self-esteem about himself, when he visits his wife at work, and notices all the men mocking her every move and appearance. However, with his insecurity growing at every word that is sputtering out of the grown mens mouths, he feels as if he was to change his wife’s appearance, this would empower him as a person, and as a hopeful “breadwinner” in the family. We learn from these two short novels, that many of the things that we are given in life aren’t fair for the most of us, we may not get the things that we desire, however we shouldn’t take this out on others because this shows whoa we are as a person, whether it’s frustration at it’s worst or a very low self-esteem. The role that each protagonist in the two short stories that we discussed share…

In both ancient and modern narratives, recognition scenes have proven to be some of the most emotionally charged moments in a story. Choephori is no exception, as siblings Electra and Orestes’ recognition of each other after a long separation and multiple familial tragedies stirs up a strong emotional reaction in the audience. This popular narrative device has persisted over time, and is still present in modern fiction. The Spanish film La Piel que Habito closes with a powerful recognition…

He could see the injustice the indigenous people were facing. He was very passionate about this issue and wanted the Aboriginal people to be recognised for their land rights. He was particularly fighting for the land rights of the Merriam people which are a group of people in the Torre Strait Islands who share the same beliefs and language and is where Eddie Mabo grew up. The existing law at the time of Eddie Mabos beginning campaign was based on the principal of terra nullius meaning empty…

In Testaments Betrayed Milan Kundera describes a situation during the Prague Spring where someone’s private life is intermixed with their public life. This person was Jan Prochazka, who was a major figure during the Prague Spring. Prochazka commonly had conversations with a opposition figure, Professor Vaclav Cemy and their conversations were recorded and broadcasted throughout several radio stations. Milan Kundera depicts this as a horrid act and explains how people, no matter who they are, act…